Lesson 29 Funny or not? 是否可笑？
一、【Text】课文
Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up. The n of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics. A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke. In the same way, a Russian might fail to e anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.
Most funny stories are bad on comic situations. In spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal appeal. No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films. However, a new type of humour, which stems largely from the U.S., has recently come into fashion. It is called' sick humour '. Comedians ba their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or rious accidents. Many people find this sort of joke distasteful. The following example of 'sick humour' will enable you to judge for yourlf.
A man who had broken his right leg was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas. From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home. He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, the patient's
recovery was slow. On Christmas day, the man still had his right leg in plaster. He spent a mirable day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing. The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good. The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Year's Eve he was able to hobble along to a party. To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him. In the process, he enjoyed himlf thoroughly and kept telling everybody how much he hated hospitals. He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.
二、【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
●largely adv. 在很大程度上
●comic adj. 喜剧的，可笑的
●universal adj. 普遍的
●comedian n. 滑稽演员，喜剧演员
●distasteful adj. 讨厌的
●pester v. 一再要求，纠缠
●dread v. 惧怕
●recovery n. 康复
●plaster n. 熟石膏
●console v. 安慰，慰问
●hobble v. 瘸着腿走
●compensate v. 补偿
●mumble v. 喃喃而语
■largely adv. 在很大程度上
Eg.: He success was largely due to luck.
■comic adj. 喜剧的，可笑的
■universal adj. 普遍的
神雕侠侣ol
universal agent 全权代理人
universal time 世界时
universal joint 万向接头
universality n. 普遍性
universally adv.
Eg.: It universally acknowledged that English is getting more and more important.
univer 宇宙
■comedian n. 滑稽演员，喜剧演员
comedy 喜剧
tragedy
悲剧
tragic 悲剧的
comic 喜剧的
■distasteful adj. 讨厌的
Eg.: The idea is distasteful to me.
distastefully adv.
■pester v. 一再要求，纠缠
==assail (l28)
pester sb. to do
pester sb. with
Eg.: He contunually pesters his boss with demands.
pester sb. for sth.
■dread v. 惧怕
后面可以跟名词、动名词、不定式搭配连用
Eg.: We were dreading his arrival.我们正担心他来呢。
I dread to think what will happened if she find out.
He dread having to meet his parents.
dreadful adj.
dreaded
in dread of
fear 一般的恐惧
horrify 使恐怖，使极度恐惧
■recovery n. 康复
■plaster n. 熟石膏
■console v. 安慰，慰问
Eg.: He is consoling his friend in grief for the loss of child.
■hobble v. 瘸着腿走
■compensate v. 补偿
■mumble v. 喃喃而语
三、【课文精析】
Key ntence:
I found it difficult to finish the work in a day.
此句话是文章的topic
be bad on：以……作为基础
It was difficult not to be tempted
Stem from, come from, ari from, originate from
His feeling of hate stems from envy
单位接收证明模板Her interest in flowers stemed from her childhood in the country
come into fashion 开始流行
come into being 开始形成
come into power 开始执政
Key ntence:
Comedians ba their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or rious accidents.
Some funny stories are bad on tragic situations.
Key ntence:
From the moment he arrived at party, he enjoyed himlf very much.
keep doing sth. 不间断的，不停的做某事
keep on doing sth. 反复、重复干某事(中间可以有短暂的暂停) (keep: vi.)
Don’t keep on asking silly questions.
He kept smoking all the while.
He kept on smoking all the while.
keep +宾语+动词ing形式，keep on 不能用于该句型
He kept me waiting for an hour.
创业资源有哪些
I’m sorry to have kept you waiting so long.
dread to do ==dread doing
a mirable day: a terrible day
think of 想到，想起，想着
When I saw you I thought of my sister.
think of doing sth.
He is thinking of tting up a school.
spend time doing sth.
by 通过某种方式手段
dread to do = dread doing
a mirable day: a terrible day
think of：想到，想起，想着
When I saw you I thought of my sister.
think of doing sth.
He is thinking of tting up a school.
spend time doing sth.
by：通过某种方式手段
I arrived here by train.
在表达可能性这个语句的时候，经常采用复数形式
chances of
My chances of passing the examination are good.
It is quite possible for me to pass the examination.
His chances of being dismisd are good.
his chances of doing sth. are good. / remote 做……可能性极大/极小
remote
His chances of arriving here by bicycle are remote.
slight动漫美女被草
He took heart when he got the good news.
lo heart ：失去信心，失去勇气
The cake is more th
an I can eat.
mecessary, gook, possible, anticipate, expect, feel, suggest, report, require, think
He eats more than is good for him.
as
He arrived as I expected. / He arrived as was expected.
He eats just as much as is good for him.
He eats more than is good for him.
The man drank just as much was good for him.
She is quite fat. ==She isn’t right fat.
Yesterday I went swimming. In the process, I had a very good time.
I was lookingfor yourhou and got lostin the process.
keep telling ==keep on telling
how much ----to what extent
How much can I trust him?
when: at that moment
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 幽灵之死
一、【Text】课文
For years villagers believed that Endley farm was haunted. The farm was owned by two brothers, Joe and Bob Cox. They employed a few farm hands, but no one was willing to work there long. Every time a worker gave up his job, he told the sam story. Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find the work had been done overnight. Hay had been cut and cow sheds had been cleaned. A farm worker,who stayed up all night, claimed to have en a figure cutting corn in the moonlight. In time, it became an accepted fact that the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them.
No one suspected that there might be someone el on the farm who had never been en. This was indeed the ca. A short time ago, villagers were astonished to learn that the ghost of Endley had died. Everyone went to the funeral, for the 'ghost' was none other than Eric Cox, a third brother who was suppod to have died as a young man. After the funeral, Joe and Bob revealed a cret which they had kept for over forty years.
Eric had been the eldest son of the family, very much older than his two brothers. He had been obliged to join the army during the Second World War. As he hated army life he decided to dert his
regiment. When he learnt that he would be nt abroad, he returned to the farm and his farther hid him until the end of the war. Fearing the authorities, Eric remained in hiding after the war as well. His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action. The only other people who knew the cret were Joe and Bob. They did not even tell their wives. When their father died, they thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding. All the years, Eric had lived as a reclu.He ud to sleep during the day and work at night, quite unaware of the fact that he had become the ghost of Endley. When he died, however, his brothers found it impossible to keep the cret any longer.
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
●labourer n. 劳动者
●overnight adv. 一夜之间
●hay n. 干草
●corn n. 谷物
●moonlight n. 月光
●conscientious adj. 认真的
●suspect v. 怀疑
●dert v. （军队中）开小差
●regiment n. （军队）团
●action n. 战斗
●reclu n. 隐士
■labourer n. 劳动者
labourer 特别
强调使用体力，而不是技能；户外工作
workman 指具有某种工艺技能的半熟练工人
worker 泛指，暗示具有更高的技术水平，通常指脑力劳动者
farmhand 农场雇工，农业工人; farm labourer
■overnight adv. 一夜之间
■hay n. 干草
■corn n. 谷物美式咖啡做法
■moonlight n. 月光
■conscientious adj. 认真的
a conscientious teacher
conscious adj. 意识到的，清楚的
■suspect v. 怀疑
suspect vt. 怀疑 to believe to be true or likely
I suspected him of stealing the car.
suspected that…
He suspected that his girlfriend tried to hide her true feelings.
suspect sb. to be
I suspect him to be a spy.
doubt 怀疑, 表示否定的语意
I doubt whether he is a liar. / I suspect that he is a liar.
I doubt the truth of his statement.
suspicious adj.
Cats are suspicious of human beings.
suspicion n. 猜疑，怀疑
■dert v. （军队中）开小差
dert vt. run away without permission
The soldier derted his army.
We sheltered from the storm in a derted hut.
abandon 放弃
dert 违背法律、道义、责任、信仰
dert the army, dert school, dert his duty, dert his family
abandon 被迫放弃所感兴趣或所负责任的东西。
He had to abandon his favorite rearch becau of the war.
forsake vt. 放弃，抛弃，与……脱离关系
Eg.: He forsook his family.
discard v. 放弃，丢弃： give up as uless
Eg.: everyday we discard a large amount of rubbish.
■regiment n. （军队）团
■action n. 战斗
■reclu n. 隐士
二、【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
三、【课文精析】
It is said the public hou was haunted.
haunt: visit somewhere very often
He haunted this cinema.
own == posss
the farm was possd by two brothers.
be willing to ==be ready to do
every time ==whenever引导时间状语从句
Every time I listen to his advice, I get into trouble.
Whenever I listen to his advice, I get into trouble.
wake up to find that 醒过来的时候，结果却发现……
to 不定式做结果状语
He woke up to find that he was surrounded by a large crowd of people.
He hurried to the post office only to find that it was shut.
and 平行句式结构
hay 干草
A farm worker, who…, claimed to …
句子主干：A farm worker claimed to …
购置税计算公式
claim to have done
claim to have done 声称做过某事
Eg: He claimed to have en the puma.
Seamen claimed to have en monsters.
e sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事
who 引导非限制性定语从句，补充说明 a farm worker
The young people, who love the peace of the moutains, always receive a warm welcome at Salnt Bernard Monastery.
stay up : not to go to bed
六一早上聚会打一字
I stayed up last night
The boy sat up to e the film.
wait up for/sit up for 为了等待某人回来而不睡觉
Don’t wait up for me, I’ll be home very late.
burn the midnight oil 开夜车
Eg: I have
to burn the midnight oil tonight to complete work.
in time 最后，终于
It became an accepted fact that…
变成一个大家都接受的事实
that 引导同位语从句，补充说明fact
同位语补充说明先行词的内涵
An idea came to her that she might do the experiment in another way.
Everybody had already accepted the fact that the puma is still at large.
It becomes an accepted fact that eht puma is still at large.
that引导定语从句
No one suspected that…
someone el who had neer been en
be astonished = be surprid
astonish, surpri, amaze, astound
be astonished to do sth.
I’m not surprid to e he is still as fat as before.
for == as 是对全句的补述
none other than == no other than 强调结构，表示不是别人而正是……
Eg: The man who had nt the flowers was none other than the man she had spoken to the night before.
It was no other than my old friend Johnson.
The man who spoke to her was none other than her husband.
nothing el than 仅仅竞选班长ppt
Eg: His failiure was due to nothing el than his own carelessness.
a third brother 又一位兄弟
who was suppod = who was thought
He was suppod to have died 20 years before.
keep cret 保密
reveal cret 揭露秘密，披露秘密
The press revealed the scandal.
He kept cret for a long time.
he kept it to himlf for a long time.
very much : much 用来加强语气
be obliged to do = be forced to do 被迫做某事
He had been
Fearing 现在分词引导原因状语
in hiding = in concealment
he remained in hiding
the only other people who knew the cret 仅知道的人
the only other people who finished the work 仅完成这项工作的人
they thought it their
it 形式宾语
I thought it very difficult to pass this examination.
We all think it our duty to support our parents.
形式宾语it和宾语补足语直接搭配连用，宾语补足语可以是名词或形容词
形容词短语做状语，进一步补充说明全句
quite unaware of the
that 引导同位语从句
We amass requisites quite unaware of the fact.
amass 收藏，积聚
his brothers found it impossible
it形式宾语
It is quite impossible to finish the hard work in 2 hours.
I found it quite impossible to finish the hard work in 2 hours.
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
可爱的怪人
一、【Text】课文
True eccentrics never deliberately t out to draw attention to themlves. They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.
Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable figures in our town. He was a shrewd and wealthy businessman, but most people in the town hardly knew anything about
